Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-22

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m1ch damage has been done is merely
= waiter Of conjecture. Teieoraphic
mmsnicasion with Msndan has been
eot ud ooHpletelv. 20 II is impossible 10
eei news direct. TIE n ,Tthern PAci6c
nridee is not endangered as repsrtes.
Certificates and Cola.
wAsHESaruS. March 2l.--Iusiructi0na
have been issued 90 the Assistant Treas
urers at New York. Philadelphia and
Boston 70 receive deposits for one and
two dollar silver certificates today. and
90 resume the issua % those notes.
The issue Of standard silver dollars for
the four months dnrtno thu week end
ing March 19sh wss sos sos DuFias
TIE corresponding period OF last year 10
was S4l6 80. The shipments Of fras-
tionsl silver cois since March lst
amount to SsS2.0SS.
Wesk ABsag the Ruins.
BUFFALO. March 2l.-No more bodies
have been fsnnd tn tha Fuina Of the
kichmsnd Hstel up to noon today. When
the searching party vas withdrawn,
owine 10 the shaky condition Of the walls
which are 10 be pulled down at once.
The hotel safe Was exhumed this morn
ina and its contents, incladin9 $4,000
worth Of diamonds, were found 10 be In
good shape.
The shaotiag was Accidental.
NEw YosE. March 2I.--Banker James
Ssligmen, whose sou Was inQton
SeliRman vas reported 20 have attempt
ed suicide By shooting himself AZ Sc.
Augustine. florida, said this morning
that he received = dispatch from the
nj1red boy stating that there waa no
DANCER and that the shooting vas acoi-
dental.
Cable Road EnIolned.
CElcAoo. March 2l.-Judge Tuley OF
tbs Olrguis Court granted a temporary
injunction this afternoon against the
construction Of a cable railroad in the
north division Of the city upen the ap-
plication OF = contesting property owner
on the ground that the proposed cable
system wruld iniure bis land. This
throws 200 men at wsfk on the road cut
ef employment.
Texas Nomination for Congress.
PALESTINE (rexas), March 2l.-The
Democratic Congressional OoDven-
ti0n to nominate a successor TO Senator
Reagan. assembled this morning and
resumed ballotiRe. TIE deadlock Of
Saturday remained unbroken through
out the day, with a number Of receaaes
and shifting OF candidates. Finally,
amid much excitement, on the 272d
ballet tonight. William H. Martin was
nominated BY q unanimous vste.
New Appointments
WAsHTSaroS, March M.-The Acting
Secretary Of the Treasury has appoint
ed the following Storekeepers and
Gaueers: A. NJ. Bedford al Jefferson
Vile, Kentucky; Thomas R0dman, Jr.,
at Frankfort, Kentucky; Michael Orotty
at Cincinnati. OHIO; Thomas q. Sharp
in Nicholas County, Kentucky.
Toe President appointed Thomas
HAYDEN United States District Attorney
fos Nevada this afternoon.
illuminating Grand Jury.
RICHMOND (va.), March 2l.- William
L. Royal. counsel for the English coun-
sci for the foreign bondholdeTs, and
representiag their affairs in oonneotion
with the Virginia debt, was today oon-
yiotsd in the Hastings Oodrt of intimi-
dating the grand jury OF that court and
ined Slb0. This case is the result Of
information filed last month against
Royal BY The Commonwealth Attorney,
M1W nNEEN kAAAA NNDhHNH ~ Nuw n HuW~
AIRY term OF court the grand jury had
presented indictments against Royal
for haFraty. ha (Royall had instituted
suit against the individual members Of
the grand Jury for $1,000 damages
zach, elsimed because OF their action
ia bringing 10 the indictments.
intirating through the press and
sthefwise that be would sue every grand
juror who IN future shonid indict him
or bis clients for acts done IN alleged
violation Of the Law under which be had
already been indicted, aud that ia puF-
srRnoe Of that threat, he (Royall) bad
attempted to intimidate and impede the
Grand Jury appointed for the February
term 40 that they bad declined 10 bring
an Indictment IN against him for fear Of
suita for damage. Mr.. Royal refuses
to pay the fine. and Is held In custody
and will probably sleep in fail tonight.
He will apply for q writ Of habeas cor
pas.
Postmaster and = PeBaieBer.
WAsHNoros. March 21.-F. Kuntz-
man has been appointed Postmaster al
Passo, Franklin County, Washington
Territory. vice Alvin p. Gray, removed.
John O. Newton. Of TostoB, Oregon,
has been granted an increase In bis
pension, TO date from March 9th.
Free ERtFy Refused.
wAsHrNoros, March 2l.-The Treas
nry Department. has taken adverse
action on the application of the officers
~ the Ho Wong joss House OF San
Frapoisoo, a society established for al
legged religious purposes, for the free
entry ofs the figure OF 4 dragon repre-
pentine the god or joss Ii Wong. The
arure IL $50 feet long and IL composed
Of paper, silk. metal. glass, feathers,
tin-ela aud goats hair. The application
Is based on the provisions Of The Law for
the free entry OF philosophical and
scientific apparatus, atAtuary, paintings,
drawings, etc., and for FeRalia, statues
and specimens Of sculpture, where
specially imported in Rsod faith for the
use of env society Incorporated or So
sablished for religions purposes. The
department. held @at The image IL not
inolBded Ia the list Of articles ab0vs
mentioned aud IL therefore not entitled
10 free entry.
Dry Goods Men Dlssaflsned.
EEw YoHK. March 2I.-The dry goods
dealers held q mestinR today Which Was
prompted bY . notification from the
Trunk Line representative. that on
aud after April LET 3 new classiAoa-
tion OF dry goods would 70 into effect.
Resolutions we're adopted, IN whloh 10
was stated that q new ciaasifoatien
wsuld increase she esst on freight 80
per cent on very important lines 0f
low priced domestic fabrics. A COM
miftee will act for the trade In protest.
ing 10 tbs railroads. and. n necessary, 10
the Interstate Commisaion aud the
United States Courts.
0ne of the xIssiaE Ones Round.
RooHEsTEE (S. ", March 2I.--Jos.
SayOr, WHO was Fep1ried a. among the
missing guests Of the Richmond Hotel
hFs at Buffalo. has turned 40 all right.
Death sf q Chief Clerk.
WAsHEoros. March AN. A. La
taue, Cuief Clerk st the headquarters Of
the army, died here yesterday.
Lost Their lives
Commander Davis, of the United
States training ship Saratoga. reports 10
the NsvF DFpaTtmeut. under the date Of
Port Of Spain. Trinidad, March ID. that
while az asau Fernando anchorage oa the
a a a